Yes, the leadership of the universal church in St. Louis ignore their faithful leaving Catholic churches for denomination-less mega churches or sleeping-in on Sundays. They ignore the guidance of their divinely chosen leader. But, damn it, they demand Catholics vote Republican.
If you care about restoring fair electoral maps in our state and forcing the Republican party to obey the will of the people, VOTE NO on Amendment 3 on November 3, 2020.
The Missouri GOP doesn’t want to do anything to lessen urban crime. No, they want to highlight that crime is an urban (read: black) problem, that cities and Democrats are bad and the only answer is giving Republicans even more unchecked power to run the state the right way.
In August our guest speaker, Dr. Dave Robertson, Political Science Department at UMSL, suffered a medical emergency which caused us to cancel the August 10 meeting. He is recovering well and provided West County Democrats with a video of the presentation he would have made to the group during our meeting.
Our September 14 Speaker: Charles Jaco
Topic: Tip of the Spear: WCD and the Election
Mr. Jaco, a Missouri native, holds degrees from the University of Chicago and Columbia University, and has received numerous awards including three Peabody awards. He has been an overseas correspondent, a reporter and anchor on radio and television, having worked for WXRT, NBC, CNN, KMOX, KTVI, KTRS, and the St. Louis American. In his spare time he’s also written both fiction and nonfiction books. We’re fortunate that he returned to St. Louis and is available to share his political expertise with us.
We managed to have beer. The Oakville Democratic Organization’s usual meeting place has a bar with Mike – our friendly bartender – selling 16 ounce aluminum bottles of beer at a very reasonable price. This past Tuesday the club met Read More …